Senior Pharmacy Assistant: Lead Clinical Support

Metro North Hospital & Health Service; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary

Annual incremental increases

Superannuation up to 12.75%

Salary packaging

Job summary

Metro North Health Caboolture, Kilcoy and Woodford Pharmacy Directorate seeks a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to support the delivery of high-quality pharmacy services across multiple healthcare settings. Working under the supervision of registered pharmacists, you will provide advanced clinical support and pharmaceutical services that contribute directly to safe and effective patient care.

This varied role includes prescription dispensing, ward-based clinical support, imprest management, medicine

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level pharmacy assistant services including prescription dispensing, imprest management and ward-based clinical support activities.
• Coordinate pharmaceutical inventory management, including ordering, receiving, storage, distribution and stocktakes of medicines.
• Lead and monitor quality improvement initiatives, audits, procedural reviews and cold chain management processes.
• Provide support, mentoring and supervision to less experienced pharmacy assistants to build capability within the service.
• Undertake pharmaceutical administration activities including PBS claim preparation, Schedule 8 reporting and medicines reconciliation processes.

Job description

Metro North Health Caboolture, Kilcoy and Woodford Pharmacy Directorate seeks a Senior Pharmacy Assistant to support the delivery of high-quality pharmacy services across multiple healthcare settings. Working under the supervision of registered pharmacists, you will provide advanced clinical support and pharmaceutical services that contribute directly to safe and effective patient care.

This varied role includes prescription dispensing, ward-based clinical support, imprest management, medicine